Census Tract · Ranked #42,216 of 84,120 nationally

Whippany Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 34027042000 · Morris County, NJ · pop 4,608 · 92% of tract blocks fall in Whippany

Tract 34027042000 covers Whippany in New Jersey. Home to 4,608 residents, it scores 6.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #12,853 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

52% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,632 a month against an average household income of $149,436 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 17% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.7

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 8% Owners 83%

Tract context

Occupied units2,009

Renter share17.4%

SVI overall0.13

Poverty rate6.3%

Median income$149,436

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Whippany and the region

Centroid at 40.8284, -74.4165 · click any tract to drill in

Why Whippany scores 4.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Whippany

5.7

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.2

State political climate

New Jersey legislature & governorship

6.8

Economic stress

6.3% poverty · this tract

1.6

Supply constraint

$2,632 rent vs county FMR

7.3

Rent control risk

Inherited from Whippany

8.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Whippany

3.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Whippany

5.4

How Whippany compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 13

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

2%Socioeconomic
35%Household composition
42%Racial/ethnic minority
34%Housing & transportation

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.

Historic baseline (2000-2018)

4Total filings over 2 yrs
0.46%Avg annual filing rate
0.7%Peak (2018)
3Filings in 2018 (latest validated)

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

6.6%Housing insecurity
4.1%Utility-shutoff threat
7.7%Food insecurity
4.2%SNAP enrollment
4.7%Transit barriers
6.4%No health insurance
12.7%Frequent mental distress
22.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Whippany

The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 8.2/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Whippany, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Morris County average of 5.8 and in line with the New Jersey statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 13th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

Princeton eviction risk's Eviction Lab logged 4 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 0.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 0.7% of renter households in 2018.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 34027042000

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 34027042000?

Census tract 34027042000 in Whippany scores 4.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 34027042000?

Median gross rent is $2,632/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 34027042000?

6.3% of residents in tract 34027042000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,608.

How socially vulnerable is tract 34027042000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 13th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 2th, household 35th, minority 42th, housing 34th.

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 34027042000?

Princeton eviction risk Eviction Lab recorded 4 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 34027042000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.46% of renter households, peaking at 0.7% in 2018. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 34027042000 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.6% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 4.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 34027042000 compare to Whippany overall?

Tract 34027042000 scores 4.7/10, right in line with the parent city of Whippany at 4.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Whippany; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Whippany

Top eight tracts in Whippany ranked by composite eviction-risk score.